Fiat 600 Owner's Manual - Brakes

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

BRAKES

SERVICE AND EMERGENCY

BRAKES 

Front: 

– disc, floating caliper type with op-

erating cylinder for each wheel.

Rear:

– drum type with self-centring shoes

and operating cylinder for each wheel.

Crossed hydraulic circuit control.

7” vacuum brake booster.

ABS system with four sensors

(where fitted).

Automatic take-up of friction liner

wear.

Brake effort proportioning valves (2)

intervening on hydraulic circuit of the

rear brakes. 

HANDBRAKE 

Controlled by a lever, it works me-

chanically on the rear brakes.

SUSPENSION

Front:

Independent wheel type, lower wish-

bones anchored to telescopic sup-

ports consisting of a cast iron riser

rigidly connected to a hydraulic dou-

ble action shock absorber. Leaf spring

and coaxial pads with the shock ab-

sorbers. Permanently lubricated joints.

Anti-roll bar anchored to the body

acting on suspension arm.

Rear:

Independent wheel with coil springs.

Jointed steel arms with bush and dou-

ble action telescopic gas shock ab-

sorbers.

Water, ice and salt

sprinkled on the road de-

posit on the brake disc

and reduce effectiveness when

you brake. 

Pay attention when in-

stalling extra spoilers, al-

loy wheels and non stan-

dard wheel caps: they could re-

duce the ventilation of the

brakes, thus reducing their effi-

ciency when braking suddenly

and frequently, or on long down-

hill slopes.

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